Research
Field of Specialization:
Internationally-recognized for achievements in the field of Tubular Steel Structures
Current Research Interests:
- Static, fatigue, impact, blast and seismic behaviour of steel Hollow Structural Section (HSS) members, connections, trusses and frames
- Circular, rectangular and elliptical hollow sections
- Manufacturing standards and design specifications for hollow sections
- Welded, bolted, nailed and cast steel joints
- Performance of steel structures and materials under high-velocity dynamic loading
- Rehabilitation and repair of infrastructure
- Composites (Steel-FRP, Steel-concrete)
- Mechanical behaviour and reliability of cast iron pipes
- Steel wind turbine towers
- Hollow Structural Sections and glass under high strain-rate loading
- Cast Steel Connectors and Components
- Welding
Recent Research Sponsors:
Public Sector:
- NSERC Discovery, NSERC Collaborative Research and Development, NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grants
- City of Toronto
- Materials and Manufacturing Ontario
- Australian Research Council
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany
- Canadian Foundation for Innovation
- Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
- Ontario Centres of Excellence
- Ontario Research Commercialization Program
Private Sector:
- Steel Structures Education Foundation
- Steel Tube Institute of North America
- American Institute of Steel Construction
- Comité International pour le Développement et l’Étude de la Construction Tubulaire
- Sika Canada Inc.
- Canam
- IPSCO Inc.
- Walters Inc.
- Atlas Tube Inc.
- Bull Moose Tube Co.
Principal Academic Collaborators:
- Professor Constantin Christopoulos, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
- Professor Robert Tremblay, Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, École Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
- Professor Ram Puthli, Versuchsanstalt für Stahl, Holz und Steine, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Professor Jaap Wardenier, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia
- Professor Sing Ping Chiew, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore